Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique

Institut National De La Recherche Agronomique (inra)

Isabelle Capron

Herve Bizot

Bernard Cathala

Hervé Bizot

Alain Buleon

Irina Kalashnikova

The composition, advantageously an emulsion or a foam, includes an internal phase dispersed in a hydrophilic continuous phase, the percentage of the internal phase being higher than 50%. The emulsion composition contains nanocrystals of a polysaccharide other than cellulose, advantageously chitin, that are located at the interface between the internal phase and the hydrophilic continuous phase.

Composition comprising an internal phase dispersed in a hydrophilic continuous phase

The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an emulsion, advantageously a Pickering emulsion, comprising a hydrophobic phase dispersed in an aqueous phase, which composition contains emulsifying particles capable of stabilizing said emulsion, at least some of said particles consisting of cellulose nanocrystals having an elongated shape, which have the following features: a length between 25 nm to 1 &#x3bc;m, and a width between 5 to 30 nm.

Composition in the form of an emulsion, comprising a hydrophobic phase dispersed in an aqueous phase

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